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(5 THK BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1000. The umaiia Daily Bee fOt'NDED P.Y KDWAtin ROPE WATER. VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR. Fntered at Omaha postofflre ai second class matter TERMS OF BCIISCRIPTION. llly Dm (without Sunday), one year. .14 00 Iially Hn and Simdav, one year IELIVF.RKI BY CARRIER, t'ally Hen (Including Sunday). per week. JSC Pallv He (without Sundav, per week. .100 Fvenlng Re (without Sunday). per week c Evening Ilea (with Sunday), per week. ..10c Surdny Uee. one year ' K Saturday Bee, one year 1-M Address all complaint of Irregularity In delivery to City Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Pee Building. South Omaha Twentv-f ourth and N. ('outwit Bluffs 16 flrott Street. Lincoln f.l Little Building. Chicago 1548 Marquette Building. New York Rooma 1101-1102 No. M West Thirty-third Street. ... Washington 726 Fourteenth Street. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to newi and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps received In payment or mall accounts PerspnaL checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. STATEMENT OT CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.: George B. Tischuctc treasurer of The Hee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, says that the actual number of full and complete copies of.iThe Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Flee printed during tho month of November. VM. was as follows: . . . . 43,070 . . . . 43,050 . . . . 42,700 . . . . 48,150 . . . . 43,450 . . . . 43,170 . . . , 40,040 . . . . 41,930 16 41,930 it a.io 18 41.B00 19 41,390 20 41,950 21 40,340 22 41.380 21 41,790 24 41,783 25 41,700 43,1(0 10.... 11. ... 12.... 13.... 14.... 41,120 41,760 43,540 41,730 40,100 28. 117. 28. 30. 43,340 41310 40,400 41,850 41,930 15. 41,800 Total 1,353,850 lieturned Copies 9,845 Net Total 1,343,005 Dally Average 41,780 GEO. B. TZ6CHUCK, Treasurer. Subscribed In my -presence and sworn to before m this 1st day of December, 1WJ. tScal) M. P. WALKER, Notary Public. Subscribers leaylng- the) elty tem porarily ahonld have The Be -.mailed to them. Address will be changed uu often aa requested. This 1b Sinta Claus weatlier, Don't let the snowstorm bother you. Do It now. The start of the Corn show Indicates u fine finish. And now the sugar combine may hrar from congress. Tho old Atlantic is living up to its December reputation. The Dixie should be able to give a good account of itself In the south. I'ut a Red Cross stamp on, too. It shows your heart Is In the right place. Vhy not let the Prairie take root on the mud flats of the Delaware and grow? All taxes are off in Britain for the present, but In the end It will be a case of pay, pay, pay. Maybe this spell of weather is just the outgrowth of the jealousy King Boreas entertains for King Corn. The deal that gave the democrats an undeserved share in the Douglas county patronage Is bearing unsavory fruit. Lincoln business men are preparing to advertise the capital city as a place for desirable Investment. This is the most hopeful 'side of recent times. Uncle Joe may be able to withstand all the insurgents can do to him, but when he finds out that tho esteemed State Journal called, him "James," he will feel real badly., A bunch of feeding cattle from Ne braska reached the Chicago live stock show by way of South Omaha, and won first prize. In this Is glory enough for several sections of Nebraska. Just a year ago a lot of people were mighty anxious to learn the contents of a document President Roosevelt was about to transmit to the congress. And it proved to be worth waiting for. Judge Howard admits that The Bee was correct insofar as his Intentions to run for congress are concerned. And then he began to cast furtive glances about to see if the check book was V'U on the job. The dedication of another fine church In Omaha ought to be given notice by a lot of people who are busy blackwashlng the town. The truth Is, that no city in the west Is better sup plied with schools and churches, nor supports them more generously, than Omaha. The fact that the presiding officers and other leaders of congress have an nounced 'no definite program in ad vance of the receipt of the president's message oughtn't to worry the World Herald. It makes no difference what the republicans do, for, in the eyes of that eminent example of fairness, they are always wrong. Thre U evident in Washington a disposition to leave the administration a free hand In the adjustment of the Nlcaraguan difficulty, but it Is mani festly tlm for the government to go further than the disposal of tho Im mediate problem. What is needed is the formulation of a definite doctrine In language that shall be understood by all concerned, for the protection of United States Interests in Central America, and for the guarantee of sta bility of affairs in what has been known as the revolutionary ion. The Session of Congress. Notwithstanding early prophecies to the contrary, the session of congress now gathering headway Is apt to be both busy and prolonged. In addition to the measures to which the president will direct attention, a considerable number of projects calling for legisla tive attention is Indicated as likely to come up, and the fact that there has been no concerted planning of Im portant bills In advance makes the outlook all the more promising for In definite extension of the session, for the experience has been that absence of cut-and-dried programs makes for discursiveness. The prospect of special messages from the president to follow the gen eral one of today, Is significant of the Importance of some of the topics that are to arise for consideration, while the rumor of matters that are to orig inate on the floor of the house adds to the expectation of crowded days ahead. One thing In connection with the opening session must give the citizen satisfaction, and that Is the remarka ble cut In the budget. The cry of economy In expenditures is herein shown to be no Idle one; every depart ment has pruned closely, and the out look Is distinctly encouraging for a careful administration of the nation's finances. The estimated saving of more than 1100,000,000 Is a Christ mas present 'that the people do not want to be disappointed about In the developments of the session. Civil Service in Diplomacy. The executive order of the president providing for the application of civil service rules to the secretaries of the diplomatic service, is another well in tenttoned step toward the removal of occasion for the ridicule of other coun tries of our "shirtsleeves diplomacy." In addition, observance of the order will have the effect of establishing closer unity of relations between the consular service and the department of state, as pointed out by Secretary Knox. Partisanship has nothing to do with our foreign relations. What Is essential among our representatives abroad Is a better knowledge of International law coupled with real diplomatic ability. Under the new order, original appontments are to be mRde for the lower grades from lists of eliglbles compiled from rigid examination re sults, and higher secretaryships are to be filled through promotions, records being faithfully Kept of the standard maintained by each incumbent. It has been tho experience of the service that sometimes the most modest secretary of an embassy haB made an efficient charge d'affaires, and when the civil service in diplomacy gets well under way It will be possible for a young man of marked ability to develop himself for the post of min ister. In this way the representatives of the United States may be expected to be all the readier to cope with the trained diplomats of other powers, for In the contest of trained minds In con sldering International affairs a particl pant can not be too thoroughly sea soned. Trading in Futures. The commissioner of corporations, Herbert Knox Smith, by his latest re port of his Investigations into the op eratlons of the exchanges, throws fur ther light upon the uncertainties of the cotton market, particularly as it is affected by the trading in futures. It is evident, from a careful reading of the facts garnered both among planters and producers in the south and among the brokers in New York, that evils exist in the present system which demand speedy remedy. Mr. Smith attempts nothing radical He does not advocate the closing of the cotton exchanges, indeed, he considers their existence a necessity; but while that at New Orleans follows natural lines, it is evident that the one in New York has developed a system of artl ficialtles which works to the dlsad vantage of the man who raises the crop and of him who deals In it when harvested. The cotton trade has been so thor oughly demoralized by speculation this winter that the report comes as timely reminder. Both in the north and the south the mills have had to eurtail their production because of the fictitious prices maintained by specu latlon. This demoralization can be traced directly to the false basis of the system of dealing in futures, and it Mr. Smith's recommendations for r- form succeed in putting the cotton trade on a more secure foundation, the planter will be a considerable direct gainer and the public will also profit to a large extent. Eiyers and Harbors. The proceedings of the. rivers and harbors congress, which is about to meet in Washington, will no doubt have a bearing on the legislation to be proposed in the house of represents tives for the deeper waterways move ment, for it may be expected to pro duce a crystallization of the Sentiment in favor of a broad and comprehensive project. In shaping this policy the president will have a leading share and his views on the subject are al ready well known, having been clearly and forcibly expressed during his trip down the Mississippi. Congress will hardly be ready to vote finally the enormous bond issue required for the deeper waterways project until it Is satisfied from the re port of a competent commission of engineers as to the feasibility of the plan, and until it is assured that the territory immediately benefited by the channels will supply the transportation lines necetsary for the active nromo- lon of the waterways as a competitor nd thereby a regulator of the railway systems All that, however, doubtless will be forthcoming, for the advocates are de termined to see the enterprise through o a finish. In the meantime, one thing must not be lost sight of, and that Is that the day of piecemeal ap proprlatlons has gone by. What Is needed now Is a national system of waterways, and the government's ac tion should be entirely for the develop ment of such a system, not !n sections, but as a whole A King; as Stevedore. History Is filled with references to monarchs who in crises of battle took the field in command of troops, but it remained for Gustave of 8wedan to step personally Into the breach In an ndustrlal warfare. The report that this monarch has actually turned steve dore and studied labor conditions un der the guise of an active worklngraan Is no spectacular play of sentimental Ism, but an earnest effort on the part of the sovereign to get at facts which otherwise are beyond his reach. -Sweden has for months been suffer ing from one of the most gigantic la bor conflicts in Its experience. The general stagnation of business has been more In the nature of a lockout han a strike, the employers having or ganized to prohibit labor organiza- lons, and having been able, on ac count of the relative smallness of the area and the concentration of indus tries, to work more effectively than have similar antl-unlon affiliations in arper countries. Becauseflf the bias glvpn to official and other reports King Oustave be anie convinced that the truth of con ditions was being suppressed, and his descent Into the ranks was the step of man bent upon being undeceived. Having informed himself concerning the stevedores at close range, he now expects to pursue his Inquiry In other ndustriea, and there can be no ques- ion but that he will be prepared to in stitute genuine reforms In the attitude of capital and labor toward each other when he shall have concluded his In vestigations. Who is to Blame T Where shall we put the responsibil ity for the condition in which a num ber of streets are left for the winter owing to delay In work on improve ments? Several Important thorough fares where much business is trans acted are today In an almost impassa ble condition because work of repaving was not promptly executed. That the contractor can point to some one else, who may In turn also point to a third party, and so around the circle, does not remedy the condi tion from which the public suffers. The fact remains that the contracts were let in good season and that the work is still undone. Is the contractor to blame, or is It the city council for not enforcing oper ations, or is it the public, who have so long and patiently borne this abuse that neither contractor, publio service corporation, or city council seems to care what the public thinks? Indiana grabbed off the big prize at the Corn show, but a Douglas county man walked away with the first prize for Nebraska. This Is called to atten tion merely to convince some of our outside friends that we raise in Doug las county other crops than that which the Kansas editor advised to be dropped in favor of corn. With Brother-ln-Law Tom plainly opposing him, and Mayor "Jim" so far qfff the reservation that he can never hope to get back, and Willis J. Abbott announcing with sorrow that he and Mr. Bryan have reached the parting of the ways, the great commoner will soon find himself all alone in control of the democratic party. If all the predictions made for rows at the opening of the congress ' were carried Into effect, then the president's message might be put into storage for several weeks. But the probabilities are that It will be read on schedule time. The Record for Growth. Pittsburg Dispatch. That $149,000,000, which Is now published as the total of what the late Mr. Harrl- man could not take with him Is not the big gest fortune that a man ever made, but for rapidity of piling It up It has had few If any equals. "Interests" l.oyal to Friends. Chicago Record-Herald Abe Reuf, the former boss of San Fran cisco, has been released from Jail under bonds amounting to $300,000. One of the strange things Is the ease with which dis honest people ran get other to trust them when It becomes necessary to find bonds men. Preparing: to Dark. Philadelphia Record. The commissioner of Internal revenue esti mate receipts amounting to 125.000,000 from the 1 per cent tax on corporations . from this time to the end of the fiscal year 1910. Indications are not wanting that a good many of the corporations will not be there when It comes to collecting the tax. Work for tho -New Tear. Baltimore American. The year 1910 will find Itself face to face with many Important Issues to settle This year has been busy and Important octal, political and Industrial troubles are coming rapidly to a climax. , In Industrial matters particularly the Important trust prosecutions and the activity of the gov ernment, together with the eryitallliatlon ef public opinion, the work cut out for the coming year will probably Influence, the whole future fat of the nation. - Tonrh of tho Pocket Ittrv. Philadelphia Press. Again the touch of the pocket nerve up sets a government. The Italian Chamber of Deputies, having rejected a measure of fiscal reform, proposing a reduction of In- direct taxes on necessities offset by a cor responding Increase of Income taxation, en Thursday the whole cabinet resigned as a consequence. This raises practically the same Issue In Italy that has beeg forced to the front In Great Prltaln and Germany, and which sooner or later will become the uppermost Issue In the United States. oirti:tTort MIST DIHKCT. Their Neallgenre Responsible for National Bank Fatlnres. Chicago Record-Herald. Comptroller of the Currency Murray be llevea that If every director of every na tional bank In the country kept himself posted on the discounts of his bank, so that he knew personally the genuineness of the paper and the security behind it. there would be few failures among national banks. He has succeeded as the result of efforts extending over a year In bringing the numb :r of banks which have directors' meetings at least monthly for there pur poses up to 4.500 In a total of 7,000. The remaining 2.600 banks have been slow to see the force of the comptroller's advice, and now he has had to send them express orders to amend their by-laws. There are few city banks now which are neglected by their directors. The trouble comes In the country town where the bank officers are so closely Identified with the bank as an Institution In the public mind that the directors regard their own func tions as merely ornamental, and are con tent to allow the business to be handled without their personal Intervention except on the two days a' year when dividends are declared. Where such a condition exists the directors usually prefer gaining the displeasure of the comptroller to even so much as taking on the appearance of ag gressiveness toward the bank officers. Comptroller Murray , Is, therefore, fully Justified In pushing hie program vigorously against all banks which have failed to ac cept it thus far. It is the only way In which he can bring about the established habit of watchfulness which Is needed. Knit'AHOX FOH KAIIM I.1FK. Proper I mm of Prosperity on the Firm, Chlnagoftecord-IIcrald. The secretary of agriculture sings a song of billions and of dazzling prosperity. But he has In mind the proper uses of pros perity. He say: "Year by year the farmer Is better and belter prepared to provide the capital and make thu expenditures needed to Improve hla agriculture and to educate his children for farm life and work." Let us suppose that the farmer has the capital and then let us see how his chil dren are to be educated. The secretary' report shows that opportunities are offered them in abundance. States are now vying with one another in their support of agri cultural schools and colleges. "Several of the biennial state appropriation for these institutions have approached or parsed the half-bllllon mark, notably In Montana ($487,000), Pennsylvania ($526,000), and Kan sas ($071,000). The growth of the agricul tural colleges la also indicated by the num- iber and character of college buildings completed during the year. Among the more Important of these were tho follow ing college building: Georgia, $100,000; Iowa, $100,000; Maine, $X,(WU, Michigan, $175,000; Missouri, $100,000, and Montana, $.S0,O0O. Wisconsin has completed a $75,000 live stock pavilion, and California has started work on a $200,000 agricultural building." East, .west and south these Investments are made, and the study of agriculture is being introduced Into high schools and ele mentary ' school. There are1 extensive courses, boys" and girls' clubs; there are movable schools and farmers" 'Institute for adults, and connected with the entire educational system are the experiment ela tion. If the farmer encourages his children to seize thetr opportunities they should nee that there Is much more to excite an In telligent, studious, scientific Interest In the work of the farm than can be found In by far the larger part of the work that 1 done in cities. And farm life now is by no means a life of deprivations. It has the modern conveniences, enjoys, aa a matter of course, what were considered city lux uries a few years ago. Surely farmers' children should remain on the soil whether city men return to It or not. HOOktl.W BIG FlttlHUS. Tillers of the So.i iro.luce StannlusT Tvuli. Washington Post. If ha tillers of thu soil in this country are only scratching the surface of the earth, as James J. Hill says they are, thu top layers must puaseaa a fertility and proouciivlty undreamed of in the world's history. In the report of the Department of Agri culture, which Secretary Wilson submitted to the president on Tuesday, the yield of farm lands la shown to reach, In Its ap proximate valuation-, the dazzling, almost stunning total of $8,700,000,000. The farmer lias had a season that was mure bountiful by $S.i9,0u0,0O0 than any former year, and It Is made plain that the land, about whose fertility so much fear has lately been ex pressed, Is still in possession of-sources of almost Inconceivable wealth a wealth that la without parallel In the history of the world. If $1,000,000,000 more were added to the general total of , productlvley It would represent a sum equal to at least half the total railroad assets of the country. The farmer ha turned out wealth that Is three times greater than the gross traff lc revenues colincted by the railroads In IW08. In corn alone, ai.d in a period lim ited to li!0 days of last summer, the fields of the west gave up a crojj worth tl.TJo,- OOO.OuO. The estimated value of the ccrtai crop alone is !,030.000,000. . It Is shown that In the last ten years the products of the farms and open lands have almost doubled In quantity and value. Eleven years ago the Agricultural department reported a total of 4,417,O00.0) In Its annual statement. In the Intervening year It Is estimated that the surface of this country has yielded an equivalent of M.ooo.ooo.ooo. Animal products In the past years are estimated at t3 0uO.000.OuO. All along the Una, In cotton, bay, oats, tobacco, and potatoes, there have been tremendous In creases. This report of Secretary Wilson Is really the final word on the prosperity of the country. It will have Influence, too, in settling tariff disputes. The prosperity of the country is dependent upon the crops. If the crops are good after a tariff bill has been passed, prosperity comes, ai.d the tariff cornea In for some of the credit. If the crop ar bad, the tariff I blamed for hard time, even though a tariff bill cannot be expected to regulate the weather or till the soil. Bo prosperity I certain. Th only ques tion that arise out of the showing of such wonderful productivity 1 why the price of farm product remain so high. Th answer I very obvious. Th farnvjr I learning th methods and the benefit ef combination. He tald th dealer are ot giving th people th benefits of th earth's wonderful fertility. Supplies ar being held back so that price will continue high. It I a matter that will soon demand Investigation. Army Gossip Matters of Interest On and Sack of the Flriag Line Oleaaed from the army and Wavy Begtster. The text of the president's order, for bidding officials of the government, civil ian and mlliiary-naval, to give Information to congress, has aroused much Ill-feeling at the capltol. The order Is crudely worded and will have to be amended. It will probably be further modified by de partmental heads, so that the representa tive or senator approaching a bureau chief may be able to extract the Information to which he is entitled. Under the order, as It Is now worded, the bureau chief Is not permitted to tell a member of congress hi name or age, to say nothing of any thing of official value. The order Is de fective In another particular, In that It prohibition applle to military-naval offi cers on duty In Washington and In no way relates to officers who are not here. The order. In other respects, I unwise, since fit contributes nothing to the good feeling which should prevail between congress and the chief executive. Following Is the order: It Is hereby ordered that no bureau, office or division chief or subordinate in any de partment of the government and no officer of the army or navy or murine corps sta tioned In Washington shrill apply to either house of congress or to any committee of either houso of congress or to any mem ber of congress for legislation or for ap propriations or for congressional action of any kind, except with tho consent and knowledge, of the ht :id of the department; nor shall any such person respond to any request for information from cither house of congress or any committee of either houfe of congress or any member of con gress, except throiwh. or as authorised by the hend of his department. WILLIAM H. TAFT. The White House. November 26, 1XK. There Is prospect of some drastic legis lation at tho coming session of congress which shall prevent the president from making appointments to the grade of brig adier general of the army when the officer appointed Is to be Immediately retired. This Is a direct result of the appointments which have, been announced this week, by virtue of which three officers two colonels and a lieutenant colonel have or will be come brigadier generals followed by re tirement. Leaders In congress. In both house and senate, are expressing them selves this week In vigorous terms against this action of the president and this re gardless of the claims of the three officers to reward. Some time ago congress mani fested its disposition in this matter by en acting a law placing certain restrictions upon the president In the selection of offi cers for the grade of brigadier general. The law was so worded that it has been possible to evade the purpose, expressed emphatically In the senate military com mittee, of making brigadier generals and immediately retiring them. The. defect In such a practice la In Its results, especially If It leads congress to enact legislation of such further restrictive effect as to make it Impossible to recognize deserving cases. Tho vacancy In the grade of brigadier general In the army, created by the pro motion of General William H. Carter to be major general, affords an opportunity for President Taft to make four appoint ments to that position- It was originally Intended that Colonel J. G. V. Knight of the corps of engineer should be made brigadier general on November 13, when General Carter was promoted, vice Wes ton, and that General Knight would serve as a brigadier general until his retire ment on January It. Now, as a result of a conference held on Saturday at the White House,' Colonel Edward B. Pratt, Thirtieth Infantry, has been made a briga dier general previous to his retirement upon the finding of a retiring boaid. Colonel Pratt has been In command of the department of California and Is one of the beet officers of the army, entirely deserving, by virtue of services rendered, of the reward at the close of his active career. A recently developed and unsus pected physical disability compels his pre mature transfer from the active list. Upon his retirement, Colonel J. G. D. Knltht will be made brigadier general, to be suc ceeded In January by Lieutenant Colonel H. M. Chittenden, also of the corps of en gineers, who Is one of the ablest officers of that branch and who has become dis abled and Is destined for retirement upon hla promotion. This makes It possible for Mr. Taft "to appoint a fourth brigadier general in January, following the retire ment of General Chittenden. It is ex pected that appointment w'lll be from the colonels of infantry. Material progress ha been made by the quartermaster general's orlee toward ac quiring various tracts of land as additions to military reservations authorized at the last regular session of congress and pro vided for in appropriations fer l'JIO. Steps have been luken to acquire land In the enlargement of the camp ground at Sparta, Wis. The deal affording an addition to Fort Douglas, Utah, has been completed, for which purpo.se congress appropr.ated $3,i00. Another Item was that for 1,400 acres at Fcrt D. A. Russell, Wyo , for which there was an allotment of tlH.OtA - and this Is being acquired by condemnation and purchase. A fourth add.tlon, amount ing to 320 acres, at Fort Leavenworth, to cost $41,000, is being acquired. An army officer for whom great sym pathy Is expressed and who may become the ofject of legislative relief Is Lieuten ant Colonel George F. Cooke, Twenty-second Infantry, who is obliged to suffer a , stoppage of pay to the extent of about fJ.tuO. This Is by reason of a thi ff com mitted by a.n enlisted man, who hod ncc?aa to funds In Colonel Cook..-' charge In Alaska. The man tfestertwl and at the time he went awav there dl -appeal ei about 111,000 of government funds, a very small part of whUMi hai been recovered. In the meantime, the War department lias offered an unusual reward of H,000 for the apprehension of him. The army subsistence cf fleers will be asked to report on the new army rat on as a result cf their observation and ex perience since Its adoption. So far the ration has rnt with general commenda tion, but reports have been made that the ! situation might be Improved by cutting off spices and flavoring extracts and ma terlally reducing such articles as lard and syrup, applying the savings thus ef fected In ether directions and for articles which are more needed and for which 1 there Is greater demand. The commissary officer have been considerably Impressed with the variation in the consumption of syrup observable at different posts. There Is nothing by any comparison of the sta tistic to show why the difference-should exist, either on account of the climate, season of the year, or the color of the troops composing the garrison. The com missary general believes that the savings In the article of lard, syrup, (pice and flavoring extracts could be very profit ably applied to butter and milk, a ha already been done at torn place. Getting; In on the Uniuid Floor. Washington Post. The farmer of the country are lncorpor poratlng. It give them a chance to buy their automobile and diamond at whole sale price. l he 0 Life Company D. II. RODISOil, President, Omaha, Nebraska Tho Annual Statomcnt for tho Yoar 1909 Will Show Income over - - - - $1,000,000 Investments in registered bonds 1,21)9,01)0 Farm mortgages on best farms 509,000 Other Investments and cash L".., 323,000 Total assets will exceed Business in Force $25,500,000 A WESTERN COMPANY FOR WESTERN PEOPLE Policies Are Nat Excelled in the World Its Its Bonds, Mortgages and Securities Rank in Safety With Government Oonds Managers, General and Special Agents vj anted, on liberal terms, for the new year. For particulars and terms, address tho Company, Home Office, 15 & Farnam Sts. OMAHA, IVEORASKA PERSONAL NOTES. According to the learned lecturer, man was once a sponge. This explains much. Census Director Durand favors women as enumerators "If not too young." He will probably have to take them at their maxi mum youth. Brother Anthony Comstock of New York has been pnuched In the jaw, but hardly minds. He Is a walking museum of scars and bullet-holes. Jeffries and Johnson are going to fight on July 4, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts that ait being made to have a sane celebration' It is mentioned that a ship captain Just arrived In New York from a long voyage had never heard of the double discovery of the North pole.' What a weary waste of controversy the fortunate seaman has escaped! Isadore Newman, banker, street railroad man and probably the wealthiest man In New Orleans, died In New Orleans. He was 2 years old. Ar native of Kaiserlatteh, Ger many, he came to America in 18G0. Mr. Newman's fortune Is conservatively esti mated at 10,0UO,UO0. "Lost Borders," Mary Austin,' novel, which the Harpers have brought out, has this: "I suppose at bottom Hie things a man love a woman for are pretty much thu same, though it Is only when he talks to you of a woman. not of his own class that he Is willing tote.ll you what ttjese things are." Miss Susan M. Youngs, who was Theo- fdore Roosevelt's Sunday school teacher two- score years ago, is dying at her home In Garden City, L. I., follow ing a 'stroke of apoplexy. She is 84 years of age. She and her brother soid the property now known aa Sagamore Hill to Theodore Roorevelt for a country home many years ago. TourUta raying- ut the Gate lioHlon Transcript. Collector Loeb continues to show that a vigorous administration of the customs law yields financial results. For the month Just ended there were twice as many declarations and more than twice as heavy receipts from personal effects aa In the corresponding months latt year, al though 3,000 fewer passengers arrived. It is to be regretted that anyone is put to the irconvenlence of paying duties, but so long as our tariff system lasts It seem upfalr to exempt from tho burden of Its operation those who are able to make Kuropean trips. That the "honor sjBtem" of collecting would work appears hardly probable, In the light of current disclosures. Fads for Weak Nin. tenths .if oil th ilrtnll nf KrniliM 4ii4k t antn flaranriamanl . Am " " " ' - " w. .-fc.-.- ... WB M.m V ease of th organ distinctly feminine. Such sickness cn be cured is curd tvety day by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription It Makes Weak Women 'Strong, Sick Women Well. , It acts directly on the organ affected and i at th tare time a f eneral reitora tive tonio (or the whole y.em. It cure female complaint right io the privacy of home. It make unnecessary th disagreeable questioning, examination nd local treatment so univertally insisted upon by doctor, and o abhorrent to tvi rv modest woman. V We (hall not particularize here a to th ymptoms ol those peculiar affection incident to women, tut thuae wanting full information to their symptoms and meant of positive cure ere referred to the I'eople' Com mon Sense Medical Adviser 1008 page, newry revised and up-to-date Edition, tent frrt on receipt nf ! one eent (tamp to cover coat of mailing , or, U dill a Wdiuf for 31 stamps. Addre. Or. R. V. Her, llult.U, N. Y. anlters Reserve $2,025,000 PASSING PLEASANTRIES. Goodm.in Gonronn Whnt d'ye reckon Is the deadest of the dead languages? a mold StoreyMy. guess la that It's the one you uo when you re cougliln'. Chi cago Tribune. "Pop, what'B a man of consuming ambi tion?" "I should say, son, a man like the one I read about the other day who ate an eieven-pound turkey with trimmings on a wager." Bait I mole American. Howe 1 Io you think we shall ever have universal peate? Powell 1 had hopes of It at one time, but that was before the North pole let Itself be found. Juagc. "A clear conscience is a fine thing in puhlic life." "Yes." answered Senator Sorghum, "and next to mat la a talent for explaining." Washington Star. "Maile, this telephone call is for you. Mrs. iiiglunore wants to talk to you." ".Mrs. tiiglimore? Gracious! And I !oolc like a fright. John, hold the wire a minute till I do up my hair!" Chicago Trtbune. "Public servants can be relied on mora than private ones." "iiowV" "Tney never quit." Cleveland Leader. lOiu-utli. New i'oi a Herald. Although the merry cunbiuiustide Is stll boms liuja a nay, The biB.ia Oi uu piuxiiinty grow plainer eitrij uay; 'i i.e i.atuuvy bays, "Good morning" with, a biu.te miii lips ins liai, And in mo pipeb ine jauuur turns steata to heal ine tlut. vioa eevry single day 'i ne piogruin runs ihla way; Mother's down on Broadway, Buying preuy things; Laughter's on l-ilui avenue, Buying gloves or rings; sonny a uovn on Twenty-third, ' Hla lists of gills to (111; While tamer's woiking overtime To pay the Christmas bill. The man who brings your papers has pieasant smile for you. The butcher acts as though you were th best he ever knew; The cook Is sweet and cheerful and the cops are smuoth and mild; And e'en the saage subway guard la tender as a child. But father full of woes, Because, you see, he know; I Mother's In the toy shops, Buying all the day; Laughter' in tho jewelers', And taking things away; Sonny's buying, buying things. As merry as you please; While father's slaving at his des To foot the C. O. Ij.'b. Women t ... o i in i y
